J-35 carrier fighter (PLAN) thread

[ougoah]

Wouldn't 4 versions just be domestic carrier-based, export carrier-based, domestic land-based and export land-based?

No way there's an export carrier based version.

Three versions fairly certain if the leak is accurate - naval carrier, land based airforce, electronic warfare version.

Another version for twin seater J-35S like the J-20S? For naval UCAV command role.

 

[Gloire_bb]

There will NEVER be a VSTOL J-35/31… do you not understand why? It’s in the number of engines.

More like b/c aircraft isn't designed for this, and it isn't something that can be bolted on later on.
There is no physical prohibition that stops designers from making multi-engine VTOL aircraft.

Special EW aircraft

EW a/c out of stealth fighter when there is flanker airframe already available?
Honestly speaking, I doubt it makes sense.

 

[blindsight]

There is no reason a J-35 cannot take off from STOBAR carrier with a lighter load. There is also no reason imo to create s separate variant of J-35 just for STOBAR carrier. There are many reasons why J-15B was developed. Probably using WS-10H engine, improved electronics and strengthened airframe/nose landing gear to handle the pounding of CATOBAR carrier. There is no reason J-15B or J-35 cannot operate off from STOBAR carrier.

If I had to guess, the 4 variant of FC-31 project will be
J-35
land variant
Two seat variant
Special EW aircraft
I don't think they need a separate export variant.

I don’t see a EW variant in the foreseeable future. The fourth should be an export variant with the land-based one accepted by PLAAF.

 

[tphuang]

More like b/c aircraft isn't designed for this, and it isn't something that can be bolted on later on.
There is no physical prohibition that stops designers from making multi-engine VTOL aircraft.


EW a/c out of stealth fighter when there is flanker airframe already available?
Honestly speaking, I doubt it makes sense.

They are creating EW variant out of J-20 two seater. So, why can't they create a special missions or EW variant with J-35 two seater? At some point, J-15B will be gone.

I don’t see a EW variant in the foreseeable future. The fourth should be an export variant with the land-based one accepted by PLAAF.

Why does there need to be an export variant? What special export variant have they trotted out recently? Everything they've put on international market is just a different designation of a domestic variant.

 

[ougoah]

VTOL version about as likely as a dedicated export version.

Once the fc-31 got picked up for planaf new geb carrier fighter, the Chinese program j-35 or j-xy would mean export offers are limited. Why? Because while models are displayed, the priority customer has become the navy.

Export version would only be land based. J-35 is a carrier fighter. We haven't seen their land based version yet. It'll be many years before land based export version is on offer to the international market.

Any four distinct versions would be carrier, land based airforce, special mission e.g. twin seater for EW or ucav command, and then downgraded export version.

No way they wouldn't downgrade a 5th gen fighter. In terms of 5th gens reaching service it's f-22, f-35, j-20, su-57, and then j-35. Kfx is years later than j-35 since j-35 is ready in a few years and kfx hasn't made a first prototype test flight yet.

Amca, azm, tfx... All about a decade away at least. So why wouldn't they only offer a downgraded version for export. This isn't exporting a j-10. It'll be in a class of only four other fighters.

 

[Richard Santos]

They are creating EW variant out of J-20 two seater. So, why can't they create a special missions or EW variant with J-35 two seater? At some point, J-15B will be gone.


Why does there need to be an export variant? What special export variant have they trotted out recently? Everything they've put on international market is just a different designation of a domestic variant.

Can j-35 match J-15B’s range payload performance?

 

[blindsight]

They are creating EW variant out of J-20 two seater. So, why can't they create a special missions or EW variant with J-35 two seater? At some point, J-15B will be gone.


Why does there need to be an export variant? What special export variant have they trotted out recently? Everything they've put on international market is just a different designation of a domestic variant.

Just like you have J-10C & J-10CE

 

[tphuang]

Just like you have J-10C & J-10CE

They are the same. No new variant was created for Pakistan.

 

[ascii]

They are the same. No new variant was created for Pakistan.

They have different models of HUD.

 

[tphuang]

They have different models of HUD.

there are always going to be small changes between different batches of aircraft and for different customers. After all, J-10C started off with AL-31FN as the engine and now it uses WS-10B. Are they not all J-10Cs?

Oh and the latest J-10Cs were already using that type of HUD.

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